WALTHAM, Vt. --A 20-year-old man in Vermont could soon be lighter in his wallet for allegedly sending a text message over his cell phone while riding his motorcycle.

Vermont State Trooper Andrew Laise said he saw Joshua Kelly riding his motorcycle with one hand on his handle bars and one hand on a cell phone. The trooper said he could see Kelly using his thumb to hit buttons on his cell phone while he was riding on Route 7 in Waltham.

Police say after he was stopped, Kelly admitted he had been texting his boss while riding his motorcycle.

He was issued a traffic ticket for texting while riding, which carries a fine of up to $156 for a first offense.

2007 DL-650(I gave away in 2012 with 111,000 + miles)"A word grows to a thought; a thought to an idea; an idea to an act. All the pieces are put together, and the whole is yours."
1942, Beryl Markham: "West With the Night""You can talk about doing a thing until everyone finally talks you out of it, or you can actually do the thing"
James Baldwin "Across Islands and Oceans"

I must be too old (39). I don't see the point of hitting a bunch of buttons to get your message across in print, when you can hit a couple and actually speak to someone.

My J&M is capable of integrating my phone into my helmet speakers and mic. I can talk with both hands on the bars. Not that I do...I think I only actually did it once, and pulled over the first safe chance I got.

I must be too old (39). I don't see the point of hitting a bunch of buttons to get your message across in print, when you can hit a couple and actually speak to someone.

usually when i text, it's because i don't want to speak to someone. i have a friend with a harley that will gab your ear off. he is feminine in nature. if i need to tell him something, i text him. bikes are good because he can't talk to me.

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